60NYT > Ahmad Tejan Kabbahtopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/k/ahmad_tejan_kabbah/index.html?rss=1News about Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usFri 09 Dec 2016 22:02:33 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comAhmad Tejan Kabbah, Who Guided Sierra Leone to Peace, Dies at 82http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/world/africa/ahmad-tejan-kabbah-who-guided-sierra-leone-to-peace-dies-at-82.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/world/africa/ahmad-tejan-kabbah-who-guided-sierra-leone-to-peace-dies-at-82.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/03/14/obituaries/20140314KABBAH/20140314KABBAH-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>As president of the West African nation, Mr. Kabbah ended an 11-year civil war, though he could not lift the country from poverty.By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSEThu, 20 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/world/africa/ahmad-tejan-kabbah-who-guided-sierra-leone-to-peace-dies-at-82.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssWorld Briefing | Africa: Sierra Leone: Police Seek Ex-Rulerhttp://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/21/world/world-briefing-africa-sierra-leone-police-seek-ex-ruler.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA former military ruler, Johnny Paul Koroma, has gone into hiding after an attack on a military supply depot in the capital, Freetown. Mr. Koroma led a short-lived military government after toppling President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah in 1997. The police...By Somini Sengupta (NYT)Tue, 21 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/21/world/world-briefing-africa-sierra-leone-police-seek-ex-ruler.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssPresident of Sierra Leone Wins Re-election by a Wide Marginhttp://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/20/world/president-of-sierra-leone-wins-re-election-by-a-wide-margin.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssPresident Ahmed Tejan Kabbah was declared the winner today of an election landslide in Sierra Leone, triumphing on his reputation as the man who brought peace to the impoverished country after a decade of bloodshed. ''The people have spoken. They...Mon, 20 May 2002 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/20/world/president-of-sierra-leone-wins-re-election-by-a-wide-margin.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssWorld Briefing | Africa: 3 Presidents In Search Of Peacehttp://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/28/world/world-briefing-africa-3-presidents-in-search-of-peace.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe presidents of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone agreed to work together to put an end to years of across-the-border insurgencies in West Africa. At a meeting in Morocco, President Charles Taylor of Liberia and his counterparts Ahmad Tejan Kabbah...Thu, 28 Feb 2002 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/28/world/world-briefing-africa-3-presidents-in-search-of-peace.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSierra Leone Asks U.N. For Role In War Courthttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/21/world/sierra-leone-asks-un-for-role-in-war-court.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSierra Leone has asked the United Nations to set up a war crimes tribunal to try rebel leaders whose troops maimed and killed Sierra Leoneans and abducted 500 international peacekeepers, plunging the country into a new round of violence in May. ...By BARBARA CROSSETTEWed, 21 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/21/world/sierra-leone-asks-un-for-role-in-war-court.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBritain Tries To Reassure Sierra Leone Before Pullouthttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/09/world/britain-tries-to-reassure-sierra-leone-before-pullout.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe British foreign secretary, Robin Cook, tried today to reassure anxious Sierra Leoneans of Britain's long-term commitment to its former West African colony, even as British troops prepared to withdraw next week and leave the country's security in...By NORIMITSU ONISHIFri, 09 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/09/world/britain-tries-to-reassure-sierra-leone-before-pullout.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssDespite Sierra Leone Plea, Britain to Withdraw Troops in Mid-Junehttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/28/world/despite-sierra-leone-plea-britain-to-withdraw-troops-in-mid-june.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssDefense Secretary Geoffrey Hoon said today that Britain was on track to withdraw its troops from Sierra Leone by mid-June despite a plea from the president of the West African country, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, for them to stay. Mr. Kabbah appealed on...Sun, 28 May 2000 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/28/world/despite-sierra-leone-plea-britain-to-withdraw-troops-in-mid-june.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssRebels Release More Hostages In Sierra Leonehttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/27/world/rebels-release-more-hostages-in-sierra-leone.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe Liberian government said today that Sierra Leone's rebels had released 180 more United Nations peacekeepers, even as the country's president announced that the rebels' leader, Foday Sankoh, would be prosecuted. The peacekeepers were handed...Sat, 27 May 2000 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/27/world/rebels-release-more-hostages-in-sierra-leone.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssNeighbors Grab Fugitive Rebel In Sierra Leonehttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/18/world/neighbors-grab-fugitive-rebel-in-sierra-leone.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFoday Sankoh, the rebel leader who vanished nine days ago after dealing humiliating blows to the United Nations peacekeeping force in this West African country, was captured here today in a bizarre incident outside his abandoned house. Mr. Sankoh,...By NORIMITSU ONISHIThu, 18 May 2000 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/18/world/neighbors-grab-fugitive-rebel-in-sierra-leone.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssU.N. Discusses How to Try Rebel Leader In Freetownhttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/18/world/un-discusses-how-to-try-rebel-leader-in-freetown.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssDiscussions began here today on whether legal options exist to bring Foday Sankoh, the Sierra Leone rebel leader, to justice, because no international tribunal has automatic jurisdiction over him. Mr. Sankoh, whose Revolutionary United Front...By BARBARA CROSSETTEThu, 18 May 2000 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/18/world/un-discusses-how-to-try-rebel-leader-in-freetown.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss